Month: April 2017

Pop Art Records (US) [PA-8501] 1985 This was Craig G’s follow-up to “Shout” and was produced and mixed once again by Marley Marl and engineered by Patrick Adams. Side A Transformer [5:33] Side B Transformer (Def Mix) [5:10]

Pop Art Records (US) [PA-1412] 1985 At the age of just 12 years old, this was the debut release by Queensbridge native, Craig G aka Craig Curry. It was produced by Double M Eye aka Marley Marl and written by Craig G & MC Shan. The track utilized the music from “Shout” by UK pop group Tears For Fears and […]

4th & Broadway (US) [BWAY-416] 1985 Known more for their reggae and dub releases, this track by Jamaican production duo of Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare was written and produced with the help of Bill Laswell and Manu Dibango. It was made famous by Capital Radio’s Mike Allen (R.I.P.) on the Capital Rap Show as a talk-over. The promo release […]

Beggars Banquet (UK) [BEG 130T] 1985 Death Comet Crew are Michael Diekmann aka B Lan 3, Shinichi Shimokawa & Stuart Argabright. This was their debut single release and featured two tracks with Rammellzee, who was an occasional member of the group. The EP was remixed in 2005 and released on a CD in Japan entitled “This Is (Re)Phop”. It then […]